HORSE RACING NEWS
04/16/2015
Tenfold increase in 123racing wager handle online
The company has attributed the increase in the handle to three factors. Firstly, similar to a nation-wide handicapping contest, the wager puts eyes and wallets of handicappers that enjoy the competition and excitement of the wager on that racing content f
04/16/2015
Stellar Path heads field set for Plenty of Grace
Standing as the 7-5 morning-line favorite is 4-year-old Stellar Path, who will be making her first start in North America for owner Trevor Stewart and trainer Christophe Clement. Stellar Path is the most accomplished runner in the field with a Group 2 sta
04/16/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for April 15
PLETCHER SCHEDULES SUNDAY WORK FOR TOYOTA BLUE GRASS WINNER CARPE DIEM Trainer Todd Pletcher has spent the past couple of days at Keeneland checking out the barn that has produced a meet-leading seven victories with three stakes wins. Included in the Keen
04/15/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for April 14
HILLIARD LYONS DOUBLEDOGDARE ATTRACTS FIELD OF NINE Alpha Delta Stables’ My Miss Sophia, runner-up to champion Untapable in last year’s Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), heads a field of nine fillies and mares entered Tuesday for Friday’s 21st running of
04/11/2015
$1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Quotes
Jockey Victor Espinoza, American Pharoah, 1st: “The way this horse runs is unbelievable. I don’t feel like he’s running that fast and then I look back and he’s so far ahead. He was doing it by himself and doing it easy. About the Kentucky Derby: â
04/11/2015
$1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) Quotes
Jockey Victor Espinoza, American Pharoah, 1st: “The way this horse runs is unbelievable. I don’t feel like he’s running that fast and then I look back and he’s so far ahead. He was doing it by himself and doing it easy. About the Kentucky Derby: â
04/11/2015
Quotes from the $300,000 Jenny Wiley (G1)
On whether Ball Dancing will fill the shoes of Brown’s 2014 champion turf female Dayatthespa, now retired “We’ve been so lucky to have a lineup of them (talented turf fillies). She’s definitely in their category.†On whether Ball Dancing might r
04/10/2015
$600,000 Apple Blossom (G1) Quotes
John Velazquez, jockey Untapable, 1st – “She had a race under her belt this time and obviously off a lay-off last time out she still ran a great race. Steve told me last time, “I’m not sure she’s a hundred percent fit†and plus he was unsure a
04/10/2015
Keeneland Barn Notes for April 10
EDEN PRAIRIE LINES UP FOR GRADE 1 SHOT IN SATURDAY’S JENNY WILEY Lothenbach Stables’ Eden Prairie will make her first foray into Grade 1 company on the grass Saturday when she faces seven foes in the 27th running of the $300,000 Jenny Wiley. “This i
04/10/2015
Oaklawn Barn Notes - Friday, April 10
“They love this weather, especially coming from South Florida. They were all feeling really good when we were out on the track this morning,†said Adele Bellinger, trainer Todd Pletcher’s assistant, who galloped Arkansas Derby contender Madefromluck